EP 0842296 B1 20020403 - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE COAT COLOUR GENOTYPE OF A PIG
Title (en)
METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE COAT COLOUR GENOTYPE OF A PIG
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR BESTIMMUNG DES HAUTFÄRBUNG-GENOTYPS EINES SCHWEINS
Title (fr)
PROCEDE DE DETERMINATION DU GENOTYPE DE COULEUR DE ROBE D'UN PORC
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 9601794 W 19960724
- GB 9515385 A 19950727
- GB 9525364 A 19951212
Abstract (en)
[origin: US6183955B1] Coat color is important to the pig breeding industry for a number of reasons. It is therefore desirable to develop populations of pigs which will breed true for coat color. However, establishing such populations would be time-consuming and costly using traditional test mating programs. It is therefore desirable to determine the coat color genotype of individual pigs. The inventors have shown that the KIT gene in pigs is involved with coat color determination. Specifically, the inventors have discovered that the difference between the I, IP, and i alleles of the coat color determining gene is duplication of at least part of the KIT gene in the I and IP alleles. Further, the inventors have discovered that the difference between the I and IP alleles is that, although both I and IP have a duplication in the KIT gene, only I and not IP exhibits a deletion in one of the duplicated regions. These discoveries have allowed the inventors to develop methods for distinguishing between the alleles I, IP, and i, thereby determining the genotype of individual pigs with respect to coat color. In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods for determining the genotype of individual pigs with respect to coat color and kits for use in carrying out such methods.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
C12N 15/09 (2006.01); C12Q 1/68 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
C12Q 1/68 (2013.01 - KR); C12Q 1/6827 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 1/6876 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2600/124 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2600/156 (2013.01 - EP US); C12Q 2600/16 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 435/81 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (examination)
Mammalian Genome, vol.7, p.822-830, (1996)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9705278 A1 19970213; AT E215610 T1 20020415; AU 6621296 A 19970226; AU 726213 B2 20001102; BR 9609912 A 19991221; CA 2227826 A1 19970213; CA 2227826 C 20090707; CN 1196755 A 19981021; DE 69620413 D1 20020508; DE 69620413 T2 20021017; DK 0842296 T3 20020715; EP 0842296 A1 19980520; EP 0842296 B1 20020403; ES 2175116 T3 20021116; JP 3889440 B2 20070307; JP H11514212 A 19991207; KR 100441471 B1 20041126; KR 19990036056 A 19990525; MX 9800775 A 19981031; NZ 313686 A 20000228; PT 842296 E 20020930; US 6183955 B1 20010206
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 9601794 W 19960724; AT 96925839 T 19960724; AU 6621296 A 19960724; BR 9609912 A 19960724; CA 2227826 A 19960724; CN 96197048 A 19960724; DE 69620413 T 19960724; DK 96925839 T 19960724; EP 96925839 A 19960724; ES 96925839 T 19960724; JP 50733697 A 19960724; KR 19980700721 A 19980126; MX 9800775 A 19980127; NZ 31368696 A 19960724; PT 96925839 T 19960724; US 1424198 A 19980127